PS3 Jailbreaker GeoHot Vs. Sony Lawsuit Has Come To An End

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We were not expecting it to end that soon. Sony vs. GeoHot lawsuit has come to an end finally. George Hotz has agreed to a permanent injunction. This will prevent him from distributing his PlayStation3 jailbreak tools etc. ever in the future.

Sony Computer Entertainment America (“SCEA”) and George Hotz (“Hotz”) today announced the settlement of the lawsuit filed by SCEA against Hotz in federal court in San Francisco, California. The parties reached an agreement in principle on March 31, 2011. As part of the settlement, Hotz consented to a permanent injunction.

Both parties expressed satisfaction that litigation had been quickly resolved. “Sony is glad to put this litigation behind us,” said Riley Russell, General Counsel for SCEA. “Our motivation for bringing this litigation was to protect our intellectual property and our consumers. We believe this settlement and the permanent injunction achieve this goal.”

“It was never my intention to cause any users trouble or to make piracy easier,” said Hotz, “I’m happy to have the litigation behind me.” Hotz was not involved in the recent attacks on Sony’s internet services and websites.

If you unaware of the whole story, the young hacker George Hotz aka GeoHot was involved in the PlayStation 3 firmware 3.55 jailbreak. The 21 year old New Jersey Geohot is well known in the jailbreak and unlock community. Sony sued GeoHot. After that, US District Judge Susan Yvonne Illston approved Sony’s request for temporary restraining order (TRO) against GeoHot. The young hacker was ordered to immediately stop the distribution of Homebrew Signing Tools for PS3 3.55 Jailbreak. But now the issue between both parties is resolved.

Let us see whether he is coming back to the Apple jailbreak community or not.